HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company Ihmed by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOA THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Company numb•r 7540627
Chwlty numb•r 1142575
20 IAarfn• Court
81 L•on•nl• on S••
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A compary IHnrted by guarantee) Cryany nwnbor 7540627 tharity Nmtjer 1142575
Report of the tru8tO08 for the year endlng 31 December 2023
Chalrfs report
This tirne last year I reportod ￿ the beneffts our app(M￿ Galery A8*nt heAI
been Ly￿ging to the Arts FcKum. Thls yew haw seen 40 new members OPf
group. These are lar9ety artsts that have fecenty movod (k7•m from LorKlon. so ￿ are
vory fortunate to be ab* to tap knto thls troth bb)od. An organisation like (MJr8 can suff8f
trom a stagnalion ol rnembershp numbers ￿lchI$ a dlfficuh siluatK)n to tum around. It Is
particularly drtlicull in Sl Leonards as there are many new galbries opening and therefore
In competitson with us tor subscribmg art￿ts. Our *Almin1strats￿ has been particulaty
usetul li brlnglng her LondM contacts and Pfofessk)nal skilb to our akl.
Work 18 c(￿tinU￿)9 on Ihe upgrade ol our *•bpAe and admw) systems. Volunteers hav•
hélF*d lo up Gallery profles of bKllvldual knists arKI th￿"r 80 now hav•
more members on show as ￿11 as a ol our new membors. We are also knsiallrKJ
Mojo as an athomated system of alethg our mambers * mèmborsh*> renewal whh*
evlousty has been an arduous and laL￿1-1ntensfve proces8.
Our calendar Is fully booked for exhilJtK)ns for 2024 and we are takkng In r•8ervations tor
2025. This ￿ again a notth ad)*vement C4)nsthring the competylknn from the Other
many k)cal We are malntaffilng our reWtal￿ as an artl* Irk8ndty galery. run by
artsls tor arbsts. 8earng n mk*J the Infvx ot now moffltsrs ￿ have laun(knd a new
Initiaiive in our exhibrtM)n calendar ￿k* wa8 very wcc•sstul, a New MernberJ' Sh￿.
This served many purposes one ol was to introduc* these new members kn our
local audience bLrt also to give Ihem an Inlroductory eXper￿nCe to vthat our organi8a
can offer. Our Changing Spaces In￿alIve, ￿818 a group ol prev#￿Sty unconnethed
aruqts can hlre a 8•&K•n of Ihe gaNery and hence thare Ihe running costs. Is prov1￿ a
*komè opportunty arllsts lo cc¥nbal the ffianclal prM8ur•s (A a 8010 8h(M durlng
our CoSt￿f-￿Ylnq crllis.
t￿rIng the year ￿ employed a professk)nal company to refurbish the interk)r walls arKI
ceilings. Th￿ has glven the gallery a nolabbe u￿rtI. knr muth dis¢%ssh)n and
considerab'on ol other local efforts to cwibat sknllar wobknms, took on the Iswe of
und dlstorkn and gourKI l•v•l8 in the gaf*ry space. Sound ref*tive IkK)r, walls, and
c•lling make tor a difftcull audb experienLx parti￿￿Tty al Prlvai8 V*ws. A180 road nolge
from the A259 is a consLgnt trritant during summer Months the ck)ors need lo be
open toc venblation. Three Trustees desgned, Constr￿ and knstsiied lour sound
baffies ol approximalety 3 x 1.5 metres Fizo. They have sound absorbts)g loam on the lop
8urtae8 arKI wund ab9)rbmg fabric on the understh. As *ll as nolkeabty reducing
refi6ctod 80und knveLs they have also th• wgjal impaL2 ￿ the duttered ￿11￿19
P4aln11 needs lo be menknned thal none of thls admty woukj be possft￿e vathout our
team of d6dicated VO￿nteerS give up their Ilme 8wy wek to keep thè 9allory
hanglng, exhlbiting. selling and open for buslness.
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HASTINGS AFrrs FORUM LIMITED
R•wl ol tru•l•e• lor th• y•w •ndlng 31 D•c•iibw ￿ (¢ontlnwd)
by al ff•fflb•rs d >)• th• tho ¢*•rty
ol m•mlwB *} th• th• g&1•ry * cAtsI kn th8 I￿Ul• ol w*J i•
Tl* i•*w¥M •t th• dA•• UO.75I W• b•fjM Ihk* •
11425Y6
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
A•P￿ al th• IN•i•M lor th• y•K WKllw 31 D•cwnbw 2023 (c4XrtlrnMd)
23. 5. 2(Q4

HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMrrED
(A compary Imftod by gbarantsèi COm￿Y wrnt*i 7S4O￿l 1142515
ststement of Flnancial Activitie8
for the year ended 31 December 2023
I￿19
6,444
18.532
18,sa2
16058
12242
12242
112&3
Totsl
34aas
28,7e3
29.733
29.7%3
27.377
14•1 nv¥•rnnl In lund•
2.854
A•aondl•llon ol lund•:
Tow tum* ts¢Wrt fer*vd
le83)
38.753
36.7S3

HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIPAITED
Balance Shoot a8 at 31 Decembef 2tr23 .
sis
.814
17
17.18)
1•.716
38.153
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
Annual accounts for tho yoar •nd•d 31 Dec•mber 2023
Nots• on lh• aCC(￿nts
1 Aecounlkng Polcl••
Imrtaknty kn tho pr•pai•lkx) ol ¥lalwnents ar• a8 lolm..
1.1 8a•l• ol pr•par•tlon
lrfand {FRS 102 . •ff•(*¥• January 2015) atml thè C<)mpAniN 2￿6. A•••ts and &abthi
ar• hlblly r•¢ogn••d al h*yul colt or transKlk*n ￿1•￿ *atod kn th•
r•l•vant acwunlin9 poky rwlel$l,
12 Th• charlty meets Ihe dellnllk>n ol a publc b￿afft •nffty M drfln•d by FRS 101
1 J Preparntlon ol tho •¢c¢>unts on a golng ¢oncwn b••
The trus￿85 are of the view that charlty is a w'ng c￿￿n.
1 A Chan9• In the t>Ml• ol accounlkng
There has been no change accoundrwJ polici08 (Valuats.￿ nA•6 and n*thod8
Il•eognMlon ot
Incomlng WK¥Jmry fvwrc•s haw r•l•i•d •xper4lhtyr• (48 wth
¥rtlh rnl•t•d
•xD•ndllurn
•XD•ndrtur• Ar• r•oort•d oros8 li th• SOF
Grnnt• •nd don•llon• Grants and donatr)n* ar• onty knC￿d•d In lh• &)FA *th•n th• chwity
T•x TrGl•lmB on
don•llon• and g1ft• ••rn• lkn• M lh• 911 rdal•.
and p•rfofflwn¢•
r•lal•d grnnl•
Glfts In klnd
Gifts th knj IN u9• by lh• tharty ar• &KaKl•d In lh• SOFA a•

HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
Annu￿ occounts lor tho y•ar ended 31 D•è•mb•r 2023
Note• on th• *ccounts
A¢¢ounlng polkl•• conlknu•d
¥0￿￿1••1 h*
1.6 EXpondI￿r•
Im * t¥aM ftyllo pa￿¢ beir¥J a
lornwn¢•
c￿ts p•y•bl•
Th••• w• thy foo4￿ in •LwJnts a wmmth•ni hu b•
¢ondltk>n•
1.7 A•t•ts
T￿Ible ffx•d ••••ts Th￿0 we 11 #ity ￿ b• u•ed lty mc*e yoar, and
r•m•m in the 1>fft4 of fv (*wty.
progY•
Ive￿#1 after lakty ￿X￿￿)I ol •ry trode
Ca•h •t b•nk and kn Cath * b&t* •nd twwj cath and *t#YI hwy
nd
8kn•rts T*ilh a •lKYt matsmty of Ihrw m¢xth or IOGS dats ol
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A ¢xMnpary I'mited by warani68) Cc¥npany rKmt*r 7540627 C*wity nwnber 1142575
Annual account8 for the y￿r ended 311)ecember 2023
Not•• on th• accounts
2 Legal 8tatu• of lh• charlty
The tharty 18 8 (xKnpany knrtad by wan*• arnl has capital. In the
event ol th• ctrwty LP. Ihe labi4ty in respect ol Ihe guarantée '
Ivnited to £1 Pof member of the charty. The ¢thwity1s 8 b￿lIt •ntsty :_
3 kneomo from donaOon•
1.813
Total Incom• frt)ffl Donatlon•
1,813
6.444
Th• Forum beneffts greaty trom Ihè In￿1VaM•M and enlhusiasbc supptyt
its many ￿￿nteers. delats ol aro 9Nen irb our annual rerxvi. In
Inteers is nol measured n the accounts.
4 kncom• from charltabl• •ctlvlll
2023
2022
5.573
792
Gift Aid
1.978
11.120
Galw Hire
Tol•l Incorn lrnffl ch•rft•bl• •ctlvnl••
10,293
16,658
18.532
5 kncom• •arn•d from oth•r tradlng aclfvlll••
2022
10,324
Commi88M)n on salo8 ol cards
Arts'sts (¥rdg
Olher I￿)Me
329
Tol•l Incom• lrnm olh•r tr•dlng acllvftl••
12,242
11,283
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMrrED
IA ty9uw8nw) CuThp6ny 75W7 ru￿••J* 114¥Tr75
T•*1
131
87$
£lr•d (•)
1,4r*
'r•¢t (*
281
347
1457
9.1128 xirs
C#r•¢t c*
J.745
V*.195
0.745)
1.9n
. 3222
3,861
2&54
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A cthnpany Ilmlad by guaran*e) Cmpany 7540627 Ctharty nwnbw 1142575
Annual accounts for the year ended 31 Docembor 2023
Nole• lo the accounts
8 Olher tradlng expen
2023
Flnanc• thorg
594
9 An•ty818 01 •upport costs
The charrty tho cnsts ollts •4W1 •wJ th••• •r• geparatsty
Support cost
apportx)nmgrrt
720 Shfir￿ equally
793 Shared oquaty
695
Sharod wualty
9,828
Sharod 25n5
12 034
Fi￿n
InfonTralbn T•thrnbgy
Staff
Total
347
7.369
2.457
10 N•t kncom• lor th• y•w
202J
Thlj Is slatod af* 4*argtry.'
720
720
1 i Trusle••' rnmunor•Oon
Non8 ot the tru*ees haw bèon paKI any r•fflur•ralxm or TKYp4•d ollw bon•fft• froffl
an ompbym•nt *ith th• 4*arNy.
12 TN•kno•' •xp•n•
2021
Numb•r ol truslo•8 *•fe pak# •xp8n••8
Na￿le ot lh8 axp8ro•8
Total amounl
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A coryany knited by guarantee) Ccmnpany numb•r 7540627 number 1142575
Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023
Not•• to th• Kcount•
13 Staff eo•ts and number•
Staff costs were as follows:
Wages and salarn8
Scxial e•CUfity ￿)ets
Employer'8 C•￿1rt￿l￿)na there made lo a ¢JgfK￿I
2023
2022
£g.W) £9,080
The average monthty numb•r of emFty68
duiinq Ihe vear was as follo**'.
Admlnistratb)n
£60.000.
14 Op•rnOng Loam commltrn•nt•
The charlty does not hav8 any fulure minbrnum1888e payments under non•
cancglable operatin9 knases I￿t d￿$ hokj an in1￿rn￿ *nary agreem￿1 kn
r8spe¢X ol the gallery,
Fulur• rnnt and 8erte tharge paY￿￿nIS due
wlthkn cme ￿ar
£7,920 £7.5
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HASTINGS AKfs FORUM LIMITED
IA crynpwry fknle¢J by 9￿{anIe•l CLry•any nLffib•r 154￿1 C>wty nwnbw 1142576
AfinU￿ accourts Icrf th• y••r 31 D•¢￿btr 2tr23
16 fth•d a••8ts
1&1 Co•t or
Tai
Ilttlng•
074
074
Trnn
6.074
e.074
6.074
1.074
Trnn
074
6,074
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17 Cr•dlorn: rnnl• f•l*w on•
AA>)unl• t•lllng du•
Affb)unt• 41
Trnd• er•d*orn
10.847
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T*x•I
Th•re •r• rn tran￿1￿& r•l•¢•d p•rf
20 8•curly owr ••••l•
21 co￿0￿110n Tix•lh>

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Ind•p•nd•it Exarnlnrf• A•port to Ihe Tru•to•• ol Ha•tlw• Art8 Forum Umlted
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